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Posted inPolicy & Government

Young Mother Shackled During Labor by 75th Precinct Officers Gets $750,000 in Settlement With NYPD

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 22, 2021

A woman who was arrested when she was 40 weeks and two days pregnant and shackled during her labor and after her son’s delivery has reached a $750,000 settlement with the NYPD. The 22-year-old African American woman, who chose to remain anonymous in the lawsuit she filed against the City, NYPD and select officers, was […]

Posted inFeatured News

Neighbors Rally in Support of Two Bushwick Families Displaced by Fire, Alleging Landlord Discrimination

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 16, 2021
Posted inHousing

Public Review Process Starts for 14-Story Development Near Bed-Stuy Home Depot

by Brooklyn Reader April 7, 2021
Posted inPolicy & Government

1.2 Million Eggs Coming to NY Food Banks in Time for Easter Thanks to AG’s Lawsuit

by Brooklyn Reader April 1, 2021
Posted inPolitics

Concerned BK Residents Slam National Grid, NY Regulator With Lawsuit Over Greenpoint Expansion

by Jessy Edwards March 18, 2021
Posted inHousing

Section 8 Tenants Face Widespread Housing Discrimination, Lawsuit Alleges

by Jackson Ferrari Ibelle March 16, 2021
Posted inPolitics

Brooklyn Elected Officials Defend Judge Dweynie Paul from ‘Racist Attack’

by Nigel Roberts March 5, 2021
Posted inCrime

AG Letitia James Files Lawsuit Against NYPD for Excessive Use of Force During Peaceful Protest

by Brooklyn Reader January 14, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

New York AG Files Lawsuit Against Facebook for Monopolizing Power, Weakening User  Privacy for Profit

by Brooklyn Reader December 10, 2020
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Reacts to ‘Sea Change’ Supreme Court Decision on NY Religious Gatherings

by Jessy Edwards December 3, 2020
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Dems Violated the Law by Postponing Organizational Meeting, Judge Finds

by Brooklyn Reader October 29, 2020
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Protesters Trapped, Beaten, Humiliated by NYPD Officers: Lawsuit

by Jessy Edwards October 27, 2020
Posted inFort Greene / Clinton Hill

Fort Greene Activists Continue to Defend Local Park From City’s Redesign Plan

by Tramane Harris September 18, 2020
Posted inUncategorized

Lawsuit Filed Against NYPD Alleging Traumatic Raid of East New York Family’s Apartment

by Jackson Ferrari Ibelle September 1, 2020
Posted inUncategorized

Emergency Lawsuit Filed To Free 108 New Yorkers Illegally Detained By NYPD During Protests

by Anna Bradley-Smith June 3, 2020
Posted inUncategorized

Price Gouging Wholesaler of $16 Cans of Lysol Faces Lawsuit

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 28, 2020

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